Magdalena Sibylla of Hessen-Darmstadt

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Magdalene Sibylle von Hessen-Darmstadt (left) and her brother-in-law Friedrich Karl von Württemberg-Winnental (center) as guardians and administrators for their underage son Eberhard Ludwig von Württemberg (right)
Princess Magdalena Sibylla of Hessen-Darmstadt, later Duchess of Württemberg
Magdalena Sibylla of Hessen-Darmstadt

Magdalena Sibylla von Hessen-Darmstadt (born April 28, 1652 in Darmstadt ; † August 11, 1712 in Kirchheim unter Teck ) took over the reign of the Duchy of Württemberg from 1677 to 1693 . She was an important German hymn poet of the baroque period .

Life

Magdalena Sibylla, Duchess of Württemberg, came as the daughter of Landgrave Ludwig VI. von Hessen-Darmstadt and Maria Elisabeth von Holstein-Gottorp in Darmstadt. As a child she lost her mother and was taken care of by her aunt, the queen widow Hedwig Eleonora of Sweden . Here in Stockholm she received the deeply religious worldview that shaped her entire life. On the occasion of a visit by the Wuerttemberg Hereditary Prince Wilhelm Ludwig , she became engaged to him. The two married on November 6, 1673 in Darmstadt and had the following children:

Six months after the wedding, the death of Duke Eberhard III. her husband Wilhelm Ludwig on the Württemberg throne, and in 1677 she too died of a heart attack. The only 25-year-old Magdalena Sibylla saw herself overnight as the ruling Duchess of Württemberg and regent for her underage son Eberhard Ludwig, who was only 16 years old when he succeeded the throne in 1693.

She was very popular because of her deep piety and circumspection in all decisions. Her religiosity is also evident in the numerous hymns by her hand, not a few of which found a permanent place in Protestant hymn books. The composer Johann Pachelbel was in her service from 1690 to 1692 . After the heir to the throne came to power, she retired to her widow's residence at Schloss Kirchheim until her death . A contemporary directory of their library shows a remarkable level of education and interest.

She is buried in the crypt of the Dukes of Württemberg in the Stuttgart collegiate church.

ancestors

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Ludwig V Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1577–1626)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Georg II Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1605–1661)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Magdalena of Brandenburg (1582–1616)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Louis VI. Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (1630–1678)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Johann Georg I Elector of Saxony (1585–1656)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Sophie Eleonore of Saxony (1609–1671)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Magdalena Sibylle of Prussia (1586–1659)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Magdalena Sibylla of Hessen-Darmstadt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Johann Adolf of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1575–1616)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Friedrich III. of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1597–1659)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Augusta of Denmark (1580-1639)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Marie Elisabeth of Schleswig-Holstein-Gottorf (1634–1665)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Johann Georg I Elector of Saxony (1585–1656)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Maria Elisabeth of Saxony (1610–1684)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Magdalena Sibylle of Prussia (1586–1659)
 
 
 
 
 
 

Note: Due to inter-family marriages, Johann Georg I of Saxony and his wife Magdalena Sibylle are two-time great-grandparents of Magdalena Sibylla.

Works

  • Christian contemplation of troubled times. Nuremberg 1680 (prose devotions with verse inserts)
  • Newly increased ... devotional offering. Stuttgart 1683 (184 sacred songs; further editions with different titles)
  • The heart crucified with Jesus. 3 volumes, Stuttgart 1691 etc. (Prayers and songs)
  • Spiritual sick pharmacy. Stuttgart 1703 (eduction book)

literature

  • Christian Balz u. a .: Christ-Princely Honor Memorial / The… Princess and women / Magdalena Sibylla Hertzogin zu Würtemberg and Teck /… To… most guilty after-glory erected. Rößlins, Stuttgart 1712 ( digitized version ).
  • "Lu":  Magdalene Sibylle . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 20, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1884, p. 49 f.
  • Gerhard Dünnhaupt : Magdalena Sibylla von Württemberg (1652–1712). In: ders .: Personal bibliographies on Baroque prints. Volume 4, Hiersemann, Stuttgart 1991, ISBN 3-7772-9122-6 , pp. 2633-2637 (list of works and literature).
  • Werner Raupp : Duchess Magdalena Sibylla von Württemberg, in: ders. (Ed.): Lived faith. Experiences and life testimonies from our country. A reading book, Metzingen / Württ. 1993, pp. 96-100, 385 (Einl., Quellentexte, Lit.).
  • Sybille Oßwald-Bargende: A “polar star” in the Württemberg firmament. Duchess Magdalena Sibylla von Württemberg was born 350 years ago. In: Castles of Baden-Württemberg. Issue 2, 2002, pp. 2-5.
  • Gerhard Raff : Hie good Wirtemberg all the way. Volume 3: The House of Württemberg from Duke Wilhelm Ludwig to Duke Friedrich Carl. Hohenheim, Stuttgart / Leipzig 2002, ISBN 3-89850-084-5 / ISBN 978-3-943066-11-1 , pp. 156-197.
  • Beate Kolb:  Magdalena Sibylla, Duchess of Württemberg. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 25, Bautz, Nordhausen 2005, ISBN 3-88309-332-7 , Sp. 873-878.  ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
  • Joachim Kremer (ed.): Magdalena Sibylla von Württemberg (1652-1712). Political and cultural actions of a dowager duke under the sign of early Pietism. (= Tübingen building blocks for regional history. Volume 27). Ostfildern 2017.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ so are Verzeichnus the jenigen books in the Bibliothec the durchleüchtigsten verwittibten fraw Hertzogin. Consisting of German, Latin, French, Italian, Swedish and Dutch, starting on June 30th ao. 1698 andt again renewed the 1st Martii ao. 1702. ( Württembergische Landesbibliothek , call number: Cod. Hist. Oct. 305 ( online )).
  2. ^ State Office for the Preservation of Monuments in the Stuttgart Regional Council: The crypt of the dukes of Württemberg in the Stuttgart collegiate church. In: website. State Office for Monument Preservation in the Stuttgart Regional Council, December 1, 2008, accessed on April 13, 2020 (German).
personal data
SURNAME Magdalena Sibylla of Hessen-Darmstadt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Regent of the Duchy of Württemberg and hymn poet
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1652
PLACE OF BIRTH Darmstadt
DATE OF DEATH August 11, 1712
Place of death Kirchheim unter Teck